It's easy to go to bed and hard to walk. Brandon's biggest pain is not being able to love others. He couldn't love Marianne, couldn't love his sister, couldn't even love himself. He treats sex like a tangible commodity, in exchange for money, there is no entanglement afterward, pure and lonely. His desires are his own business, he does not ask anyone to be responsible for him, and he does not want anyone to be responsible for him. Brandon walks alone in this world, doesn't talk to anyone, and doesn't seem to want to talk to himself.
His boss was in stark contrast to him - talkative, lively, frivolous, and would hook up with women. David is the most ordinary man in the world, with the most ordinary lust in the world, and his lust makes him happy. However, Brandon's overwhelming lust made him suffer. The more ashamed he felt, the more difficult it was to control himself; the more determined he was to quit his sex addiction, the more he was crushed and lost his temper by the counterattack of desire.
The ending made me sad. The girl in the subway looked innocent and beautiful, while Brandon's eyes were deep and painful. The only gratifying thing is that Brandon, who was crying with his sister in his arms, seemed to have discovered his love for his sister for the first time, and he, who was staring at her sister's wrist in the ward, seemed to recognize the possibility of being dependent on others. Maybe Brandon's sex addiction will still torture him, but at least he understands that he also has feelings, and has learned to cry happily in the rain.
This is a three-level film-scale literary film. The photography is amazing, and the music is great too. Although the pace is slow and some of the scenes are deadly long, when I watch it, I always focus on wondering what will happen in the next moment. Fassy's acting skills are so good, I stared at him in the whole film, every change in his eyes is an expression of the character's emotions. Dressing to act as a gentleman and undressing to act as a climax is not a problem. To be honest, I really admire how he does not suffer from embarrassment when he shoots so many climax scenes. Every time Brandon combs his hair and wraps his scarf, I always think of the word "beast", but the word "beast" is actually the most inappropriate description of him. He is more of a victim. If you really want to talk about a beast in clothes, maybe David is more like it; but he is still beyond reproach in terms of food and sex.
Where did Shame come from? Where are you going?
There is no answer. This is a movie with a lot of blank space, you don't need to bother to guess the director's mind, everyone should see different things when they watch it.
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